Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakfield Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Knutsford , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Avenue (WA16 8JB) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 276.6% higher than the Knutsford average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Avenue (WA16 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Overfields. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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